QUESTION What are strikebreakers? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: Strikebreakers are workers who are willing to cross the picket lines and fill the jobs of striking employees. Explanation: Strikebreakers are workers who are willing to cross the picket lines and fill the jobs of striking employees.
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Blake’s chocolate factory used to require 53 workers. Now, with automatic separators, grinders, and mixers, the factory needs only 27 workers. Which reason explaining the declining union movement applies here? A) competition in the global economy B) shift from manufacturing to a service economy C) increased productivity in manufacturing jobs D) movement of manufacturing […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Explain primary and secondary boycotts. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: A primary boycott is a labor tactic in which the union persuades its members and customers to refuse to buy a company’s services or goods. A secondary boycott, made illegal by the Taft-Hartley Act, is a tactic in which unions […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION It’s not just U.S. companies moving to the American South. Toyota, Volkswagon, Nissan, and Mercedes have all set up shop there as well. Which reason explaining the declining union movement applies here? A) shift from manufacturing to a service economy B) movement of manufacturing jobs to nonunion states C) Legislation solves some problems unions […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which of the following reactions by union organizers would NOT be appropriate under current laws? A) Have union members from another, unionized greenhouse apply for work at Florabunda to help organize that firm. B) Distribute a flyer describing the benefits of union representation to workers as they arrive or leave work. C) Threaten to […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION What is the hiring hall? A) The hiring hall is an online independent-operated placement office where jobs are assigned according to seniority, rotation, or other set formula. B) The hiring hall is a management-operated placement office where jobs are assigned according to seniority, rotation, or other set formula. C) The hiring hall is a […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which of the following reactions by management would NOT be appropriate under current laws governing the formation of a bargaining unit? A) Hire a labor relations consultant who would organize a quick rebuttal to the union’s efforts. B) Announce that since Texas is a right-to-work state, all employees would be prohibited from joining a […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which reason relating to the declining union movement can explain why we no longer have “children of the loom”? A) Legislation solves some problems unions fought for. B) increased productivity in manufacturing jobs C) movement of manufacturing jobs to nonunion states D) shift from manufacturing to a service economy E) negative images of unions […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Who organized to create the first union in the United States? When, where, and why? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: In 1794 in Philadelphia, shoemakers met to form a craft union, a union representing skilled workers with a common trade or craft, to improve working conditions such as wages and […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION During the recession, companies employed a variety of different tactics—two-tier pay scales, forcing more productivity out of existing employees, reducing wages and benefits, hiring more short-term workers, and asking for givebacks—that effectively undercut union power. To which reason explaining the declining union movement does that statement apply? A) legislation solving some problems unions fought […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
